Adoption Benefits
Summary
Adoption Benefits; Revising the definition of the term “qualifying adoptive employee” and providing for retroactive application; providing that adoptive servicemembers and veterans are eligible to receive certain monetary benefits; requiring servicemembers and veterans seeking a benefit to apply to the Department of Children and Families, etc.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Last action Feb 19, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
8
Committee
9
Feb 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/06/20, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Meeting cancelled
upper
Jan 31, 2020
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/05/20, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Nov 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee Recommendation: CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
upper
Nov 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 11/13/19, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Oct 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
upper
Oct 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
upper
Oct 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 10/15/19, 11:00 am, 301 Senate Building
upper
Sep 3, 2019
Committee
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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